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| Thread ID: 76966 | 2007-02-22 08:25:00 | Locked permissions on files | jamesmcphersonvrx22rochel (11915) | Press F1 |
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| 527105 | 2007-02-22 08:25:00 | Hi there, I have just moved a whole lot of old files off CD archive and a folder has had permissions set on it. I must have set it before i backed them up. Basically i dont have user rights (old user account created it) to open it or modify it. I get the error message saying that i dont have sufficiant user priviledges to open this file. It is a Word Document so has the .doc extension on it. I am running XP Pro with Office 2003 Pro. I am wondering if there is a registry change i can make or a tool i can use to reset the file permissions to standard again. Many thanks in advance James McPherson |
jamesmcphersonvrx22rochel (11915) | ||
| 527106 | 2007-02-22 08:34:00 | This might help (support.microsoft.com) Are they just files or are they in a folder? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 527107 | 2007-02-22 08:43:00 | Hi there, I have followed the steps by microsoft, but i think it is because the Encrypt contents to secure data tick box it ticked. when i untick of course i get the access is denied error. So frustrating! |
jamesmcphersonvrx22rochel (11915) | ||
| 527108 | 2007-02-22 21:04:00 | Can you take ownership of the files?, go to security>advanced>owner tab, place tick in box and take ownership of files, then from main security tab, you can then add your user account to the rights you require | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 527109 | 2007-02-25 05:26:00 | Hi there, Not to worry, i have tried everything i can think of but it is all to no avail. Basically Windows xp's encryption means if you dont that the user with the encryption key there is no way to remove it. Thanks for all your help. James |
jamesmcphersonvrx22rochel (11915) | ||
| 527110 | 2007-02-25 08:07:00 | Unless, of course, you know how to crack the encryption key. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 527111 | 2007-02-25 16:06:00 | OK...I just did this for a friend in his XP machine. Open your e-mail form, and go get the folder(s) that you cannot open, and just send them as an attachment to yourself...and when you receive them they will be...... OPENED! I have never had any problem opening files to which I (somehow) lost authority to open that way. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 527112 | 2007-02-26 10:03:00 | Are the files or folders marked as green? You can take ownership on the file only if you have local administrative rights on the machine. CDFS cannot save NTFS data so NTFS security and encryption would be lost after you will burn the data to CD. If you have copied files back from CD to NTFS formatted EFS encrypted drive and then removed the operating system, accounts and certificate you used to encrypt files you wouldn't be able to access files. With taking ownerwhip try to clear inheritance, and instead check box to propagate new settings to child folders and files. To do that: 1. Open the context menu for the file or folder you want to take access on; 2. Select Properties and switch to the Security tab. You'll recieve warning message notifying you that you cannot edit or view permissions but can take ownership on the object; 3. Click on the Advanced button to open Advanced Security Settings dialog box; 4. In the Advanced Security Settings dialog box switch to Owner tab. Accounts with adminstrative right will be displayed in the Change owner to box; 5. Select your accout in the list and check the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects checkbox and click OK to close the dialog; 6. If the file is EFS-encrypted, you will now be able to browse your folders with Windows Explorer or something but when you will try to open file within these folders you will get 'access denied or', 'you may not have the appropriate permissions to access' message boxes; Then you can try following the steps shown in this article (www.beginningtoseethelight.org) if you still have SAM DB or the pass; 7. If the folder is unencrypted, you will be able to browse folders and open files within them. |
Brandon Metcalf (11831) | ||
| 527113 | 2007-02-26 13:09:00 | I heard Scriptlogic tool allows to browse folders without the need to take ownership manually. | loopedin (11916) | ||
| 527114 | 2007-02-26 13:51:00 | Yes I frequently use their security explorer (scriptlogic.com) tool to browse users' folders when recovering their docs. That's very little at the first glance but very nice tool when you need to drill deep into directory structure and search though the problem to fix. I find it annoying when in explorer you can do the same without first making these steps to take ownership if you just need to walk through the structure. Here I just do general observation, walk through the folder list and fix the problem with permissions when I see something is wrong. Usually I just find the one-two folders which ACL was 'corrupted' mistakenly. That's easy to locate the problematic folder because ACEs and the owner are displayed right in the same window. | mustwaitforever (11917) | ||
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